Introduction to cross laminated timber and development of design procedures for Australia and New Zealand

Shrestha, R; Lewis, K; Crews, KI

Introduction to cross laminated timber and development of design procedures for Australia and New Zealand

Shrestha, R

Lewis, K Crews, KI

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Publisher:: Southern Cross University
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23), 2014
Issue Date:: 2014

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dc.contributor.author	Shrestha, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-6525	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lewis, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Crews, KI https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1450-1423	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Smith, ST	en_US
dc.date	2014-12-09	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23), 2014	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9941520-0-8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33019
dc.description.abstract	Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product which is gaining popularity in Europe and North America as a sustainable alternative to concrete and steel construction in commercial and multi-residential buildings. CLT is a panel type product made up of 3 or more layers of timber boards each layer running in orthogonal directions and can be used as wall or floor panels. Investment in sustainable softwood plantations over the past few decades has meant that there is now an abundant supply of renewable timber resources ready to be utilized, to produce light weight buildings with low carbon footprints, smaller foundations and transport requirements and increased speed and ease of construction. There is an increasing interest within the construction industry in Australia to start producing CLT panels. Research at the University of Technology Sydney has shown that CLT panels manufactured within Australia from Australian grown timber can compete with international products. CLT floor panels have been found to have significant strength to weight benefits, the potential to be used as two-way spans, higher than predicted char ratios and can comply with Building Code of Australia (BCA) requirements for acoustic design. This paper presents an overview of research and work completed to date, and a discussion of issues that have been identified and addressed to establish design procedures for CLT to meet Australian building standards and code requirements.	en_US
dc.publisher	Southern Cross University	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials	en_US
dc.title	Introduction to cross laminated timber and development of design procedures for Australia and New Zealand	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Byron Bay, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	Byron Bay, Australia
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
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pubs.finish-date	2014-12-12	en_US
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Abstract:

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product which is gaining popularity in Europe and North America as a sustainable alternative to concrete and steel construction in commercial and multi-residential buildings. CLT is a panel type product made up of 3 or more layers of timber boards each layer running in orthogonal directions and can be used as wall or floor panels. Investment in sustainable softwood plantations over the past few decades has meant that there is now an abundant supply of renewable timber resources ready to be utilized, to produce light weight buildings with low carbon footprints, smaller foundations and transport requirements and increased speed and ease of construction. There is an increasing interest within the construction industry in Australia to start producing CLT panels. Research at the University of Technology Sydney has shown that CLT panels manufactured within Australia from Australian grown timber can compete with international products. CLT floor panels have been found to have significant strength to weight benefits, the potential to be used as two-way spans, higher than predicted char ratios and can comply with Building Code of Australia (BCA) requirements for acoustic design. This paper presents an overview of research and work completed to date, and a discussion of issues that have been identified and addressed to establish design procedures for CLT to meet Australian building standards and code requirements.

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